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UK Government tables motion reaffirming commitment to Acts of Union

The UK Government has tabled a parliamentary motion stating that there is no basis in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for joint authority with the Republic of Ireland in the governance of Northern Ireland. The move follows a commitment in the Command ...

20 Feb 2024 at 06:24

National News

Temperatures in Europe 'significantly' warmer than 30 years prior - UN climate experts

Temperatures have risen by more than twice the global average in Europe over the past 30 years, UN experts on weather and climate have said. A report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said temperatures had warmed significantly since ...

02 Nov 2022 at 15:35

National News

Reform of Stormont can only be considered when devolution returns – PM

Reform of Stormont’s powersharing structures can only be considered when devolution is back up and running, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak said he understood the frustration of those calling for changes to the governance arrangements to ...

19 Apr 2023 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

Claims that the UK cannot withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) because of commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement are “entirely groundless”, a think tank has claimed. One of the authors of the paper from the Policy ...

31 Aug 2025 at 22:00

Northern Ireland

Biden remarks were an exhortation for all to work together – Martin

President Joe Biden’s remarks that the UK should work more closely with Ireland to support the people of Northern Ireland was an exhortation for everyone to co-operate, Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said. Mr Martin also said that be believed a ...

14 Apr 2023 at 09:39

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Key negotiator of Good Friday Agreement to give Nenagh talk on historic peace deal

The signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 was a pivotal event in modern Irish history. It ushered in a new era of peace in North Ireland and set a new tone in Anglo-Irish relations. Dr Tim O’Connor - a senior official in the ...

10 Nov 2023 at 20:30

Northern Ireland

Varadkar pledges to ‘roll out red carpet’ for Biden’s visit to Ireland

Joe Biden’s presidential trip to the island of Ireland will be a “visit like no other”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. The Irish premier pledged to “roll out the red carpet” for President Biden for his expected visit next month. ...

17 Mar 2023 at 17:22

Northern Ireland

Release of paramilitary prisoners in 1998 ‘horrible but necessary’ – Tony Blair

The release of paramilitary prisoners as part of the Good Friday Agreement was “horrible, but necessary”, Sir Tony Blair has said. Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern added that if the decision had not been taken in 1998, there would ...

18 Apr 2023 at 14:24

Northern Ireland

Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

A woman who suffered horrific burns in the Omagh bombing has told how she was given only a 20% chance of survival and was administered the last rites four times in hospital following the explosion. Donna-Marie McGillion, who ...

12 Feb 2025 at 14:00

National News

Early release was not the central issue for IRA prisoners, says hunger striker

A republican hunger striker granted early release under the Good Friday Agreement has said IRA prisoners never wanted to be pawns in the peace negotiations. Pat Sheehan, now a prominent Sinn Fein politician, said he and ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:13

Northern Ireland

Harris pledges to honour role as ‘protector’ of Good Friday peace deal

Simon Harris has pledged to honour his role as a protector of the Good Friday Agreement as he stressed that peace on the island of Ireland should never be taken for granted. The new Taoiseach said he looked forward to ...

09 Apr 2024 at 17:40

Northern Ireland

Tony Blair tried to steer speech for Gerry Adams on IRA disarmament

Tony Blair attempted to amend a Gerry Adams statement on IRA disarmament, newly unsealed documents show. On April 27 2003, then-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams gave a lengthy address on the decommissioning of arms by ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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